Cleveland in Bolivar County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

David R. Bowen

By Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

1. David R. Bowen Marker

Inscription. A Cleveland High School graduate, Bowen (D-Miss.) served five terms in Congress (1973-1983). As chair of the Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee and a member of the House Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committees, his legislation opened rice production and rewrote cotton and sugar laws and the Endangered Species Act. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, he taught at Millsaps, Mississippi College and Mississippi State. An author, he also served as president of the Mississippi Historical Society.

Location. 33° 44.649′ N, 90° 43.315′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Mississippi, in Bolivar County. Marker is at the intersection of South Court Street and South Sharpe Street, on the right when traveling east on South Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 South Sharpe Street, Cleveland MS 38732, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.